Southwest Life

The fate of this wolf pack in northwest Colorado is a mystery

In August, Working Circle pictured a gray wolf using camera traps in Moffat County. State wildlife officials say they have…

October 14, 2021

Southwest Life

Colorado preservation group works to preserve historic structures on forest sites

Pioneers ‘didn’t expect it to last 130 years, but here it is’

October 12, 2021

Regional News

Colorado heads into snowpack season with low reservoirs – but some hope

Niña could mean dry winter for southern Colorado, but conditions are better than this time last year

October 8, 2021

Southwest Life

Body composting a ‘green’ alternative to burial, cremation

Seth Viddal, who co-owns The Natural Funeral, stands behind a nearly completed human-body composting vessel in Arvada. On Sept. 7,…

October 1, 2021

Southwest Life

Climate change affecting Colorado tarantula population

Maia Holmes, director of the Colorado State University Bug Zoo, poses for a portrait with a Texas brown tarantula Sept.…

September 27, 2021

Southwest Life

New push on to expand nuclear radiation compensation

On July 16, 1945, the mushroom cloud of the first atomic explosion rises from Trinity Test Site, New Mexico. An…

September 22, 2021

Southwest Life

Proposed Dolores River National Conservation Area limits some uses, preserves others

mining, large dams and new roads would be prohibited; grazing, water rights and existing mine leases would be protected

September 18, 2021

Southwest Life

Wolves may need protections after states expand hunting, Biden administration says

The Biden administration said Wednesday that federal protections may need to be restored for gray wolves in the western U.S.…

September 15, 2021

Southwest Life

Prized trout streams shrink as heat, drought grip West

‘It seems the extremes are more extreme,’ fly-fishing guide says

September 6, 2021

Authentic Aging

The Rules for Life

A friend at the grocery story recently described the care for his mother-in-law, age 91, who has moved here to…

September 4, 2021

Regional News

Rainy season unleashes with fury, beauty in Southwest

A woman climbs out of a pickup truck as Northwest Fire District firefighters position themselves for a water rescue in…

September 3, 2021

Southwest Life

Birds of prey face global decline from habitat loss, poisons

“Girlie,“ a 29-year-old Philippine Eagle at the Parks and Wildlife Center at Manila's Quezon City is seen in 2010. An…

September 2, 2021

Southwest Life

Homeless campers in Colorado’s national forests increase during pandemic

sees illegal sites proliferate in the Pike National Forest

September 2, 2021

Regional News

Wild horses and ancient fishing presentations featured in September

Wild mustangs of the Spring Creek Basin Herd in Disappointment Valley are healthy and are seeing snowfall on their range.Courtesy…

August 30, 2021

Southwest Life

Fossil leaves may reveal climate in last era of dinosaurs

Ben Lloyd, director of experimental operations, uses a machine to examine the exchange of gases between ginkgo leaves and their…

August 30, 2021

Southwest Life

Booming Colorado town asks, ‘Where will water come from?’

Greeley looks to secure water for future growth, but it’s far away and contaminated with uranium

August 27, 2021

Local News

Newly discovered trout to be restored in Wolf Creek headwaters

Juan cutthroat to be stocked in 2022, after non-native fish removed

August 26, 2021

Southwest Life

Scientists launch effort to collect water data in West

In this aerial photo, smoke from the Pine Gulch Fire and the Grizzly Creek Fire fills the Interstate 70 corridor…

August 25, 2021

Southwest Life

A new role for mulch: Erosion control after severe wildfires

A helicopter picks up mulch to spread in Poudre Canyon, about 50 miles west of Fort Collins, to try to…

August 24, 2021

Regional News

Western states face first federal water cuts

People take pictures of Lake Mead near Hoover Dam at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area on Aug. 13 in…

August 16, 2021

Regional News

Recreation at risk as Lake Powell dips to historic low

Houseboats removed from reservoir as water level falls 50 feet in a year

August 11, 2021

Southwest Life

Conservation dog has a nose for high alpine bumblebees

Research in Colorado mountains can shed light on changing climate

August 6, 2021

Community

Gardeners can enter contests at La Plata County Fair

The flavor of grilled carrots is complemented by a simple yet assertive pesto made from carrot greens.Matthew Mead/Associated Press The…

August 4, 2021

Southwest Life

Experts: New Mexico in for hotter, drier weather in 50 years

Juan Basin may experience state’s greatest rise in temperature

August 2, 2021